Scalicus hians

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Scalicus hians
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Peristediidae
Genus: Scalicus
Species:
S. hians
Binomial name
Scalicus hians
(Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
Synonyms [1]
  • Peristedion hiansGilbert & Cramer, 1897
  • Satyrichthys hians(Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)

Scalicus hians is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Peristediidae, the armoured gurnards or armored sea robins. This species is found in western Pacific Ocean.

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Taxonomy

Scalicus hians was first formally described as Peristedion hians in 1897 by the American scientists Charles Henry Gilbert & Frank Cramer with the type locality given as the Hawaiian Islands. [2] Some authorities regard S. amiscus as a junior synonym of S. hians. [2] The specific name hians means “gaping” or “open”, it is not clear what this alludes to nor was it explained by Gilbert and Cramer. [3]

Description

Scalicus hians reaches a maximum published total length of 20 cm (7.9 in). [1]

Distribution and habitat

Scalicus hians is found in the western Pacific Ocean off southern Japan, the South China Sea and in the central western Pacific in Hawaii. It is a benthic species of sandy substrates at depths between 275 and 858 m (902 and 2,815 ft) [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Scalicus hians" in FishBase. February 2022 version.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Scalicus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (26 June 2021). "Order Perciformes (Part 12): Suborder Triglioidei: Families Triglidae and Peristediidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 June 2022.